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« on: December 29, 2009, 12:00:54 AM »
Hey guys,
I just bought a 2004 Kymco People 250 with 6k miles from a Impound Tow Yard for $700 - clean title. The catch was, when i went to the DMV to pay the registration, it hadnt been paid for 4 years. Another $500 bucks for registration. So the total came out to about $1200, still not a bad deal at all.
I brought the scooter home, needed a new battery, put it in and it ran fine. BUT, after about 10 minutes of riding the temperature gauge gets very close to the HIGH level and sometime goes into the red. I thought to change all the fluids. I changed the engine oil, the gear oil, and added distilled water for the liquid cooling system. I rode it again and it rode for a little longer before again getting very close to the RED temperature.
After that i replaced the coolant, burped it and went to ride again - still the temperature gauge climbs to the red. Someone told me to check the fan.... not sure if that could be the problem, is the fan suppose to go on when the bike is on, or at all times? If the fan is out, it could be the fuse, where is the fuse box??
Does anyone have any idea as to why this is happening?
Thanks for the help.
« Last Edit: Dec 26, 2009, 4:16pm by dineshd »